Ethics Committee Initiates Disciplinary Procedure Over Taeyoungho 'Recording Scandal'

Disciplinary proceedings will be initiated against Taeyongho, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, amid the 'recording scandal' and other issues.

Tae Young-ho, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, is holding a press conference at the National Assembly on the 3rd regarding the recording scandal and allegations of splitting donation funds. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The Ethics Committee of the People Power Party's Central Party held an unscheduled second plenary meeting on the 3rd and decided to commence disciplinary proceedings against Supreme Council member Tae.

Hwang Jeonggeun, the chairperson of the Ethics Committee, stated in a briefing after the meeting, "It was resolved that at the meeting on Monday the 8th at 4 p.m., the existing disciplinary agenda will be merged and reviewed together."

On the same day, Party Leader Kim Kihyun requested the Ethics Committee to merge the allegations related to Supreme Council member Tae with other cases where disciplinary proceedings have already been initiated for review, and the Ethics Committee accepted this after discussion.

Previously, at its first meeting on the 1st, the party's Ethics Committee had resolved to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Supreme Council member Tae, who caused controversy with remarks related to the Jeju 4·3 incident.

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